Brad Turner

Current

• Solutions Architect at Ensynch, Inc

Past

• IT Specialist at IBM Global Services
• Lead Software Specialist at American Express
• Technical Analyst at Paranet

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Education

• DeVry Institute of Technology

Recommended

9 people have recommended Brad

Connections

185 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Brad Turner’s Summary

Active Directory 2003 Migration w/MIIS 2003 - USAirways, Architect in charge of MIIS utility server to aide in migration from Lotus Notes 5.09/NT4, Exchange 5.5/AD, to new AD forest w/Exchange 2003.

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003/Version 3 SSO Deployment – Casino Arizona, Architect in charge of Assessment, Design, Build, Testing, and Implementation of an identity management implementation involving Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Version 3 Simple Sign-On, and a AS/400 DB2 based HR system (Infinium). The solution required the development of a Delayed Events system as well as Reporting, Audit and Entitlement checking for all positions.

Version 3 Simple Sign-On Deployment – Casino Arizona, Architect in charge of Assessment, Design, Build, Testing, and Implementation of a single sign-on solution utilizing Version 3’s SSO. AS400 Client Access, Casino Marketplace, and Kronos Workforce Central localized accounts were interfaced with the SSO Client and integrated with Active Directory identities.

Active Directory 2003 Migration w/MIIS 2003 – DHL Worldwide (Prague, CZ), Architect in charge in Designing, Building, and Testing an MIIS 2003 based discovery system for the worldwide migration of multiple legacy (NT4 & AD) domains throughout the European region. MIIS was integrated with NetIQ to perform the migrations.This project netted Ensynch a 2006 Partner of the Year Award in Best Practices/Competency.

Brad Turner’s Specialties:

Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP) - ILM
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/transcripts
(Transcript ID=695127, Access Code=ensynch3596)
Specializing in Active Directory and MIIS/ILM engagements

Brad Turner’s Experience

• Solutions Architect

  Ensynch, Inc

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)

  Solutions Architect in the Identity & Access Management practice responsible for projects regarding Active Directory, Identity Management (MIIS/ILM), Federation, Simple Sign-On, and PKI.

• IT Specialist

  IBM Global Services

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2002 — March 2004 (2 years )

  IT Architect and Support in Global LAN Systems Engineering responsible for supporting global Active Directory infrastructure.

• Lead Software Specialist

  American Express

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AXP; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 2 months)

  Architect for Global LAN Systems Engineering (GLSE) in Phoenix, AZ where we focused on developing standards and implementing the core architecture for distributed intranet infrastructures involving Active Directory and other key Microsoft technologies.

• Technical Analyst

  Paranet

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 1995 — March 2000 (4 years 6 months)

  Consultant responsible for various Enterprise projects at AG Communication Systems and American Express over a five year period. Projects ranged from desktop migrations to Year 2000 systems and patch management.

Brad Turner’s Education

• DeVry Institute of Technology

  Electronic Engineering Technology 1990 — 1993

Additional Information

Brad Turner’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Brad Turner’s Groups:

Microsoft MVP, MMSUG (MMS/MIIS Users Group) Yahoo Groups, TechNet Forums (MIIS)

•    Identity Management Specialists Group
•    Microsoft MVP - Group
•    Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs)
•    Microsoft Oracle Center of Excellence
•    Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager

Brad Turner’s Honors:

(Ensynch) Presented on "Using SQL Reporting Services with MIIS" at the NetPro 2007 Directory Experts Conference

(Ensynch) "Whatever IT Takes Award" - 2006

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - MIIS, 2006 - Present

(Ensynch) Microsoft Partner Award - Advanced Infrastructure Competency, 2006 Worldwide.

(Ensynch) Presented two sessions for the NetPro 2006 Directory Experts Conference including “Using MIIS for Active Directory Migrations”, and “Building a Basic Entitlement and Auditing Solution for MIIS”

(Ensynch) "Whatever IT Takes Award", 2005.

(Ensynch) Microsoft Partner Award, Best Practice/Competency, 2005 Western Region.

(Ensynch) Spoke on the “Ask the Experts” panel regarding AD Security at the Microsoft Security Summit 2004.

(IBM GS) Presented at the IBM GS Technical Conference on AD Integration, Boulder CO, 2003.

(American Express) Presented on Win2k Architecture at numerous American Express conferences in AZ, NY, UK, Singapore, and Australia.

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